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Rome did leave his feet and all, but Horton was admiring his pass a little too much, in my opinion. Not sure you can call this blind-side…

Posted by
Adam
on 06/06/11 at 10:46 PM ET

Following through on a hit, anyway, after the puck was released is one thing, but Rome didn’t even start positioning himself for a hit until after the puck was gone. Way late. Way, way late.

Hope Horton’s okay, but he just missed a period last week on a concussion hit, which isn’t good.

If the score goes lopsided, Lucic is very likely to do something stupid, like cold-cock a Sedin in the jaw before a faceoff. And from his perspective, why not? Lucic has already done that three times this year and, incredibly, Murphy’s never suspended him for it. Tie Domi must be wishing he waited for Burke to resign before he suckered Ulf Samuelsson.

McKenzie’s right to count the frames. It doesn’t matter if this is blindside or lateral or what. The ice did the damage, not the shoulder pad or arm.

Horton’s into his third(!!!) stride here. He just has no reasonable expectation of someone trying to take him out of the play that long after he’s released the puck. You just can’t hit someone that long after they’ve passed it; they can’t defend themselves. That Rome didn’t even start to position himself for a hit until after the puck was gone says it all.

Posted by
steviesteve
on 06/06/11 at 11:09 PM ET

The impact: Vancouver loses a pawn, Boston loses a top 5 pick. Both are likely done for the series. Boston has Seguin, Vancouver has Ballard. Game, Set, Match. Hockey is turning into a joke. I rather see Vancouver win (great city, great fans, new winner), but now I want the B’s to come back. That was ugly and shameful. Vancouver have taken liberties all series and the B’s have yet to respond. Time for Kelser to take a cross check and lose some teeth and see what happens. Won’t result in a suspension, so go for gold…

Posted by
Unicorn Force
from DC (but like everyone here, I'm not a local) on 06/06/11 at 11:11 PM ET

I should clarify to say that while I think Rome was head-hunting, I don’t think he hit him in the head.

You can compare those hits all you want, but they also happened with different rules in place. A lot of Steven’s ‘clean’ hits would not be so under the current rules. You also don’t have to count frames to see that is a late and illegal hit, but it helps.

Of course, the NHL will see no intent on this play just like the Burrows bite, or maybe they will finally set some kind of standard that they can go back on later.

No…. no he is goddamn not. I’m sick of seeing this shit every single time somebody lays a big cheap shot.

Scott Stevens is not in the HHoF for hits like Aaron Rome should be suspended for. Scott Stevens is in the hall of fame for 22 seasons, captaining his team to three Stanley Cups, winning a goddamn Conn Smythe, never finishing a single season as a minus defenseman, having his number retired by a grateful organization who loved how he not only captained the team, but also mentored the youth, being a 13-time All-Star, and putting up 900 points with half of his career being played on the team that defined the “dead puck” era.

The hit on Kariya was dirty but it’s not why he’s in the Hall of Fame.

The hit on Lindros was clean. Lindros had the puck and had his head down. I don’t know why people keep bringing that one up as a comparable to any dirty hits. That hit is still legal in today’s NHL. The Kozlov hit was clean too.

That was one of the latest hits I’ve ever seen. I think after you’ve taken two or three strides you should be ok ‘admiring your pass’ without worrying about getting your block knocked off. With Horton out for the remainder, Rome will get at least 3 games.